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David
Fairclough

Norwich
Career:

1985
(2 appearances)

Current
Club:

Retired

Date
of Birth:

05/01/1957

Nationality:

English

Biography

David Fairclough
was the "Supersub" of the successful Liverpool side of the late
1970s. He gained his moniker after coming off the bench to score
in five different tournaments. His first league goal was against
Norwich at Carrow Road on 20th March 1976 and he later netted his
only hat-trick in the 5-3 Liverpool victory over Norwich in February
1980. After spells with the Toronto Blizzard and Lucerne, David
joined Manchester City in February 1985 but failed to make a single
appearance for them.

He moved to Carrow Road in March 1985 and made his Norwich debut
against Arsenal on the 6th April of that year. Only one further
appearance was made in a Yellow shirt before he joined Oldham in
August 1985. The following summer he joined Rochdale for one month
before moving to Belgium with KSK Beveren with whom he played in
the UEFA Cup. In 1989, he returned to Merseyside to assist Tranmere's
promotion attempts and has since played for Wigan and amateur side
Knowsley.

According to Mike Davage's article Canaries on the other wing
in the 1996-97 club handbook , David is currently working as
a freelance journalist but Mike's entry in the 1997/98 handbook
states that he is working as a financial executive for the Professional
Footballers' Association (PFA). The 2002/03 entry informs us that
David can be often seen on Sky TV and heard on local radio in the
Merseyside area.